Onam

Went to the girlfriend's pad for Onam this weekend, and it was GREAT. We had rice with some tamarind stuff, some pineapple stuff, some curried vegetable stuff, some coconut stuff, some bean stuff, some pappadams, some banana chips, and some kind of sugary-cinnamon-y dessert stuff, all eaten off a crisp banana leaf (very convenient for cleanup).

After that we picked up some movies from Sahara Center: The Golden Compass and The Lookout, featuring that kid from 3rd rock to the sun. The Golden Compass was way more awesome than I expected it to be - in fact, I'm jonesing for the sequel. If they don't make movies out of the rest of the trilogy, I'll probably have to get the books. The Lookout was good too, although a bit heavy-handed at times, kind of reminded me of a wannabe Memento jr. or something, but succeeded in being heartbreaking at moments and compelling throughout. Plus, that 3rd rock kid is just so darn cute, you can't not find out if his character succeeds.

Work is work, but today I got to recommend Hemingway's "Old Man and the Sea" to a male student. I don't get a lot of action in the novels over there, so it was a nice change of pace.